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Archive for category: Europe

  • Leie river, from Grasbrug bridge
     

    Discovering Ghent

    11th June 2014 / Belgium, Destinations, Europe, On the road / 3 comments

    My last day in Europe was spent in Ghent, an easy day trip from Brussels (50 minutes by train). With 250,000 people, Ghent is the second largest city in Belgium by population, but doesn’t feature […]

     
     
  • More guild houses on Grand Place
     

    Two days in Brussels

    9th June 2014 / Belgium, Destinations, Europe, On the road / 8 comments

    If I had to use one word to describe Brussels it would be eclectic. While not one of the great European capitals, it is nevertheless the capital of the European Union, with a population slightly […]

     
     
  • The building where I'm staying (top floor)
     

    House-sitting in Herentals, Belgium

    1st June 2014 / Belgium, Destinations, Europe, House-sitting, Save money / 5 comments

    Herentals is a small town (less than 30000 people) about 40 kms to the east of Antwerp. It’s located in the Flemish-speaking part of Belgium, and has few tourists. I arrived here last Tuesday for […]

     
     
  • Parc des Sceaux
     

    Paris off the beaten path

    28th May 2014 / Destinations, Europe, France, On the road / 3 comments

    After one more day in Bordeaux and a rainy afternoon in Arcachon (a village near a protected beach on the Atlantic seaside), I boarded a TGV (“train grande vitesse”) last Friday direct to Paris. My […]

     
     
  • Riverside Promenade
     

    No boredom in Bordeaux

    20th May 2014 / Destinations, Europe, France, On the road / 1 comment

      I’m on the move again, this time in France where, judging by the lushness of the trees and flowers, spring sprang quite a while ago. I arrived early Friday morning after skipping over the […]

     
     
  • Alsacian village
     

    10 things I learned in France

    6th November 2013 / Destinations, Europe, France / 2 comments

    According to a recent survey from the World Bank, France is the most visited country in the world, ahead of the United States and China! France is also the first country I visited overseas (back […]

     
     
  • Samaria Gorge, Crete
     

    Walking in Crete

    17th August 2013 / Destinations, Europe, Greece / 6 comments

    The mere mention of the Greek Islands causes most world travellers to sigh at the memories of the beaches, the sun, the sea, the food, and, for the culturally-minded, the ruins of ancient civilizations. Crete, […]

     
     
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Since 2013, my mission is to give YOU, the 40+ solo traveller, the means and inspiration to travel safely on your own, stray off the beaten path, and have unusual adventures, all without breaking the bank!

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